OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 (P124812)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Wengler, Freiberg, Germany (dispersed?)

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Museum Collection(s)

Wengler, Freiberg, Germany (dispersed?)

Museum Number

Wengler 16

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] GAN2 nig2-gal2-la [...] dam {d}utu-mu
2. 4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) diri 5(disz) GAN2 gar3
3. [...] 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(asz) x-x a-sza3 e2-szita
4. [...] GAN2 3(barig) ka-gab2 [... a-sza3] sagi mah
5. [x]-{d}lamma dumu {d}utu-mu
6. 2(bur3) 2(esze3)? 1(iku) GAN2 gur gesz x x sze-a dumu dab5-ba ga-x
7. [...] GAN2 gur diri sag ab2
8. [x] 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) diri
blank space
9. [a]-sza3 e2 {d}[...]
10. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur [a]-sza3 {d}dumu-zi
11. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 masz 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3 2(u) gur diri szuku gesz
12. [...] GAN2 1(szar'u)? masz 2(disz) [gin2 ku3] x igi-bar-gal a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-nin-si-sa2
13. [...] lugal-dumu-gi7
14. 3(iku) GAN2 bar us2-sa u2-x
15. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 diri dumu dab5-ba lugal-szim
16. [...] 1/2(disz) GAN2 diri dam-gar3
17. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 diri KA-x-szu
18. 1(esze3) GAN2 diri gala
19. 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 diri lu2 azlag2
20. 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 diri x x
blank space
21. szunigin 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 masz 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) 8(asz) gur a-sza3 e2-x
22. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 [...] gur
23. 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 x x x
24. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 masz x x 3(asz) gur a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
25. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 masz 1(disz) gin2 8(asz) gur a-ra2 2(disz)-kam a-sza3 [{d}ba]-ba6-nin-si-sa2
26. [... {d}]lamma# dumu {d}utu-mu
blank space
27. [...] igi di-ku5
blank space
28. a-sza3 dam
29. [...] 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) gur a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi
blank space
30. a-sza3 dam ur-sa6-ga dumu ur-{d}suen
31. 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig) gur a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi
blank space
32. a-za dam ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-{d}suen# [...]
33. 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 masz 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(asz) 2(barig) gur lu2-{d}alamusz a-sza3 sagi mah
blank space
34. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur
35. szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 2(u) 6(disz) sze ku3
blank space
36. dumu {d}utu-mu-me [...] lu2-{d}szara2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Wengler, Freiberg, Germany (dispersed?)

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OrSP 5, p.44-63, p. 52 16 Wengler 16

[Deimel1922Miszellen] Deimel, P. Anton. 1922. “Miszellen.” Orientalia 5: 44–63.
citation: Zinbun 14, p.1-54, p. 13

[Maekawa1977rent] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1977. “The Rent of the Tenant Field (Gán-APIN.LAL) in Lagash.” Zinbun 14: 1–54.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Wengler 16
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-03-02 at 15:28:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:53:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:28:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:24:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (006043) (006043)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P124812.

OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry (No. P124812). (2023, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124812 (Original work published 2001)

OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124812 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2023OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {OrSP 05, 52 16 {Wengler} 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124812},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P124812
LB  - CDLI:P124812
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124812
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P124812.

OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry (No. P124812). (2023, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124812 (Original work published 2001)

OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124812 (Accessed: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2023OrSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {OrSP 05, 52 16 {Wengler} 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124812},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/2/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P124812
LB  - CDLI:P124812
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - OrSP 05, 52 16 Wengler 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124812
ER  -